Helcyra hemina

White emperor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Helcyra
Species:
H. hemina
Binomial name
Helcyra hemina
Hewitson, 1864

Helcyra hemina, the white emperor, is a species of brush-footed butterfly found in parts of India and in Myanmar and Java.[1][2]

In India this species is protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.[3][4]

Subspecies

  • Helcyra hemina hemina (Sikkim, Assam, Burma)
  • Helcyra hemina masinia Fruhstorfer, 1903 (western Java)

References

  1. ^ "Helcrya hemina". Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Helcyra Felder, 1860" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ^ Anonymous. 2019. Helcyra hemina Hewitson, 1864 – White Emperor. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.70. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
  4. ^ "Helcyra hemina Hewitson, 1864 – White Emperor".


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